We've been providing such access for over 15 years for a variety of access
requirements. Yes it is reasonable and yes there are cost implications that
have to be handled. In the past we have used a combination of sponsorship
and cross-subsidy from other courses to meet such costs but are now
investigating using a general University contingency fund.
The above refers to courses that we are responsible for: there is, IMO, a
great deal of work to be done to make University short course providers
more aware of their legal responsibilities and to encourage them to to be
more actively inclusive.
ATB
Claire
--On 01 September 2003 09:15 +0100 BRYAN JONES <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Our Summer School activity - short courses, generating income - are
> having to reflect on this issue. The provision of auxiliary aids and
> services element of the DDA comes into force today, so it hasn't been
> legal requirment up to now. Next summer the Uni will have to provide
> support and a contingency budget needs to be set aside. But I was
> wondering how private colleges who have been working to Part 3 of the Act
> (Access to Goods and Services) since it came into force a few years ago
> manage and what provision they have been making. On 29 Aug 03, at 5:48,
> Katy Mann wrote:
>
>> I would be interested to hear if anyone has had experience at their
>> Institution with funding issues for deaf students on short courses
>> which are non dsa-able.
>>
>> On such courses the cost of providing the learning support can
>> outweigh the cost of the course itself. Under the act is it
>> 'reasonable' to expect HEI's to meet these costs?
>>
>> Any ideas on resolving such issues appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Katy
>
>
> Bryan Jones
> Disability Support Services Manager
> Tel: 020 8411 5367
>
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Claire Wickham,
Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies
University of Bristol
Union Building
Queen's Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
Fax: 0117 954 5714
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